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Svetlana Samochkine is a partner in Fasken’s Banking and Finance group. She represents both financial institutions and borrowers in setting up syndicated loans, project financings and other domestic and international financing operations. Her practice is also focused on the financings of private equity investments. Svetlana is a member of the Quebec Bar and the Law Society of Ontario. She is a member of the board of directors of the Association des Femmes en Finances du Québec (A...

Hélia Taheri is a partner in the Corporate Group. Her practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, involving both public and private companies, as well as private equity and venture capital. Hélia’s expertise includes advising several Canadian and foreign clients in acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and general commercial negotiations, across different industry sectors, including technology, food and beverage, retail and manu...

Tommy Tremblay is a partner with Langlois Lawyers in Montréal where his practice encompasses every aspect of commercial litigation but is focussed more specifically on the business governance sector (in particular, on matters related to director and officer liability), competition law, securities and white collar defence including administrative investigations and interactions with regulatory agencies on these matter. His governance experience has led him to also acquire specialized ex...

Prior to establishing RaichLegal Inc, Robert Raich was a senior partner at Spiegel Sohmer Inc., a Montreal firm specializing in taxation law, where he served as managing partner for over 25 years. His areas of expertise include taxation advice for real estate transactions, advice to both purchasers and vendors in acquisitions and sales of businesses, corporate reorganizations, venture capital financing and charitable planning. At RaichLegal, Robert is able to create personalized plans for cli...

Michel Legendre is an associate in the Tax Group. He specializes in pensions and employee benefits, supplemental plans, executive compensation and stock option plans. Michel’s assignments in field pension related matters include: Drafting plan documentation, pension trusts, master trusts and amendments thereto. Drafting opinions on contribution holidays, surplus entitlements, construction of plan documentation, division of credits on material breakdown, entitlement to benefits, etc. Rev...

Alex Dobrota is a partner at Woods LLP whose practice focuses on complex commercial cases, cross-border disputes, insolvency matters (domestic and international) and international arbitration. He has extensive experience pleading before all levels of Quebec courts and participating in commercial arbitrations with strategic and/or reputational risks for Canadian and foreign companies in the province of Quebec. He has successfully represented clients in the context of litigations arising from s...

Rhéaume Perreault is a negotiator, speaker, seasoned lawyer, certified human resources professional and certified administrator specialized in labour law. For the past several years he has been listed as one of the leading lawyers in Canada in labour and employment law. He represents employers from the private, public and municipal sectors in addition to not-for-profit organizations. Rhéaume advises clients on labour relations, labour standards, grievance arbitration, protection...

Ouassim Tadlaoui is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He focuses his practice on banking litigation, restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency and construction surety bonds. He represents chartered banks and other financial institutions and alternative lenders as creditors, as well as certain debtors, in bankruptcy or restructuring mandates. He also represents and advises surety companies as well as national and international companies in matters of insolvency, bankruptcy ...

Valérie Déziel represents and advises healthcare institutions, professionals, professional bodies, and trustees. She regularly appears before civil courts and disciplinary bodies. She has a keen interest in personal injury assessments. She is respected by her peers and stands out for her listening skills and the innovative solutions she offers.

Pascale Gouin works in civil and commercial litigation, particularly in areas involving civil liability, relations between shareholders and between franchisors and franchisees, real estate law, labour relations and dispute arbitration. She pleads before the Court of Quebec, the Superior Court, the Court of Appeal and the administrative courts. She also applies her expertise in preventive ways, by drafting her clients’ employment contracts and commercial leases. Pascale also specializes ...